KARACHI: February 15 –
KARACHI: February 15
Chief Justice Sindh High Court Mr. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi speaking during Full Court Reference on the eve of retirement of Mr. Justice Nadeem Akhtar Honable Senior Puisne Judge Sindh High Court at the Court room of high court of Sindh Karachi.
KARACHI: February 15 –
KARACHI: February 15
RIBJA delegation meet PIO; discuss problems of regional, local newspapers
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP):Rawalpindi/Islamabad Bureau Journalist Association (RIBJA) delegation headed by its President Sardar Shahid Hamid met with Principal Information Officer Tariq Mehmood Khan on Thursday.
The delegation informed the PIO about the problems faced by regional and local newspapers, said a press release.
Principal Information Officer Dr. Tariq Mehmood Khan assured the delegation to solve all the problems as they are well aware of the issues faced by the newspapers.
On this occasion, Secretary Syed Asif Ali Hamdani, Qurban Sati, Sardar Nisar Tabasim, Faiza Shah Kazmi, Information Secretary, Jafar Balti, Waheed Rasool, Majid Afsar, Shafiq Chaudhry, Wajid Shah, Naeem Qureshi, Irfan Shakir, Naveed Malik, Naqash Abbasi and others were also present.
48 kids die of Pneumonia in 45 days
MULTAN, Feb 15 (APP):A total of forty-eight kids died of Pneumonia in Children Complex in 45 days.
Medical Superintendent Children Complex, Dr Kamran Asif told this news agency on Thursday that the kids died since January 1 to Feb 15.
He stated that 1405 patients reported in Inpatient department (IPDs) while 212 visited Outpatient department (OPD) within this period in the health facility.
In last 24 hours, 13 patients visited each OPD and IPD and 12 recovered, he concluded.
PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 1,133 points
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 1,133.78 points, a negative change of 1.82 percent, closing at 61,020.06 points against 62,153.84 points the previous trading day.
A total of 345,126,091 shares valuing Rs.11.873 billion were traded during the day as compared to 303,886,073 shares valuing Rs.14.687 billion the last day.
Some 344 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 85 of them recorded gains and 238 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of 21 remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were K-Electric Limited with 33,326,471 shares at Rs 4.3 per share, PIAC(A) with 28,606,500 shares at Rs 10.61 per share and Media Times Limited with 22,428,500 shares at Rs 1.98 per share.
Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 223.75 per share price, closing at Rs.8,500.0, whereas the runner-up was Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a Rs 11.50 rise in its per share price to Rs 740.00.
Mari Petroleum Company Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 54.67 per share closing at Rs2,267.11, followed by Mehmood Textile Mills Limited with Rs 42.02 decline to close at Rs.518.28.
FDE teachers seek revamp of promotion & academic structures
LAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP):Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA) has urged the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to revamp the promotion and academic structures of teachers of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) colleges.
The issue of Federal Government Colleges were brought to the forefront during a recent meeting held here Thursday between the representatives of the Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA) and the Secretary of the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training Mr Waseem Ajmal chaudhary.
Dr. Rahima Rehman, the President of FGCTA, raised concerns about the slow promotion structure for college teachers, emphasizing that provinces such as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh had already improved the 4-tier promotion formula for their teachers.
However, the federal education department has yet to revise its formula, resulting in a slow pace of promotions. Dr. Rehman urged the Secretary to align the federal service structure with that of the provinces to ensure equitable opportunities for advancement.
Another key demand put forward by Dr. Rehman was the establishment of a separate academic cell for higher education within the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE). Currently, higher education and primary education matters are handled by a single academic section, causing challenges in efficiently addressing the distinct issues of both setups.
Dr. Rehman proposed a clear division between colleges and schools, asserting that their academic concerns should be treated separately for more effective resolution.
Professor Farhan Azam, the Senior Vice President of FGCTA, urged the Secretary to reconsider the time scale policy for teachers. He proposed that time-scale benefits should be granted from the date of eligibility rather than “with immediate effect”.
Professor Azam highlighted that a meeting on this matter was already conducted in the first week of January, emphasizing the need for the notification to clearly state the retrospective nature of the time-scale grant.
Professor Farhan Azam, Senior Vice President of FGCTA, emphasized the need for reforms in the time-scale granting process for teachers. He proposed that time scales should be granted retroactively from the date of eligibility rather than with immediate effect.
In response to these grievances, the Secretary of MOFE&PT pledged to address the concerns raised by the college teachers. He assured the FGCTA representatives that a meeting with officers of the Federal Directorate of Education would be convened to initiate resolutions to the identified issues.
Rizwan Javed banned from all cricket
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The United Kingdom-based club cricketer Rizwan Javed has been banned from all cricket for 17 and a half years after he was found guilty of five different breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants (the ‘Code’).
Rizwan was among eight players and officials charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on behalf of the ECB (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the Code) in September last year in relation to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League and attempts to corrupt matches in that tournament, which attempts were disrupted, said a press release.
Michael J Beloff KC, Chair of the ICC Code of Conduct Committee (acting as the ECB’s Disciplinary Panel), came to the decision after Rizwan failed to respond to the charges and was, therefore, deemed to have admitted that he had committed the offences charged, to have waived his right to a hearing and to have acceded to the imposition of a sanction.
Rizwan was found guilty of Article 2.1.1, Article 2.1.3, Article 2.1.4, Article 2.4.4 and Article 2.4.6.
Rizwan’s ban is backdated to September 19, 2023, the date he was provisionally suspended.
ICC General Manager Integrity, Alex Marshall, said, “Rizwan Javed has received a lengthy ban from cricket for his repeated and serious attempts to corrupt professional cricketers.
“He has shown no remorse and no respect for the rules that are in place to protect our sport.
“The sanction imposed should send a strong message to other corrupters trying to target cricket at any level and demonstrates that any attempt to corrupt cricket will be strongly dealt with.”
Famous film music director Rasheed Attre remembered
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP):Renowned film music director Abdul Rasheed Attre commonly known as Rasheed Attre was remembered on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday. Born in Amritsar on February 15, 1919, he acquired his initial music lessons from Khan Sahib Ashfaq Husain.
Sharp enough in the field of learning music, Rasheed Attre soon mastered the musical instruments in general and tabla in particular. In the early 1940s, Rasheed decided to consolidate his efforts towards music composition and started his music career at Mahishori Pictures, Lahore, where he composed two songs for the film Pagli.
Rashid Attre was selected as the music director to compose songs for the Bombay Talkies’ first Muslim social film Nateeja (1947).
After the partition, he migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1948. Rashid Attre used playback singers Zubaida Khanum and Naseem Begum in the early years of his career in Pakistan. Later he composed music for several supper hit songs of Noor Jehan including the famous Ghazal of Faiz “Mujh se pehli si Muhabbat meray mehboob na maang” for Qaidi in 1962.
He won three awards for best music director for Saat Lakh, Neend and Shaheed.
Rasheed Attre died on December 18, 1967 at the age of 48. His films Zarqa and Bahisht were released in 1969 and 1974 respectively after his death.
Famous poet Nisar Nasik remembered on birth anniversary
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP):Famous Urdu and Punjabi language poet, Nisar Nasik was remembered on the occasion of his birth anniversary on Thursday.
Nisar Nasik, born on February 15, 1943, in Rawalpindi was the writer of “Dil Dil Pakistan”, the most popular patriotic Pakistani song, sung by Junaid Jamshed and released in 1987.
He remained associated with Radio Pakistan for a long time and also wrote for Pakistan Television. Pakistan Television also awarded him four lifetime achievement awards for recognition of his services. Nisar Nasik also wrote songs for many films. He did his poetry both in Urdu and Punjabi.
Nisar Nasik died in Rawalpindi, on July 3, 2019 after a protracted illness with many health issues including diabetes, amnesia and high blood pressure.
District admin completes preparations for polio campaign in Khyber
PESHAWAR, Feb 15 (APP):The district administration of Khyber has announced the start of a seven-day polio eradication campaign starting from March 2. Polio teams will administer anti-polio drops to children at their doorsteps.
The polio eradication campaign in Khyber district will involve over 945 teams vaccinating more than 230,000 children against polio, continuing until March 8.
Under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Captain (R) Sanaullah Khan, a district committee meeting was held to discuss the polio eradication campaign. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Muhammad Hameed, Dr. Ayub Afridi from the Health Department, representatives from the WHO, police, and other officials attended the meeting. The meeting included detailed briefings on comprehensive reports regarding the campaign, security of polio teams, awareness, arrangements, reluctant parents, and other related matters.
The district administration of Khyber appeals to the public to cooperate with the Health Department teams during the campaign and ensure that their children receive polio drops so they can be protected from lifelong disability, thus achieving complete eradication of polio from the Khyber region.
Karachi Kings geared up for their second PSL title
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP):The HBL PSL ninth edition was around the corner with some of the leading stars of limited-overs cricket raring to light up cricket grounds in Pakistan.
With a new coach and captain, Karachi Kings enter HBL PSL 9 with oodles of optimism and they’ll show faith in their local talent as well as global star power to rebound.
Karachi Kings would get their campaign underway on February 18 against Multan Sultans at the picturesque Multan Cricket Stadium.
They’ve snapped up West Indies superstar Kieron Pollard in their squad who will try to swing their fortunes with his all-round capabilities.
They have also secured the services of Australia all-rounder Daniel Sams as well as retained seasoned campaigner Shoaib Malik. Pace bowling is further stacked with Mir Hamza and Anwar Ali who will provide squad depth given their vast domestic experience and international exposure as well.
Karachi Kings managed to bag only three wins in the 2023 season and despite having the firepower in their ranks to spring more surprises, they could not coalesce as a unit.
The team’s ethos includes resilience and a fighting spirit, and they’ll be aiming to rejuvenate this season and give Karachi fans a lot to cheer about. The 2020 HBL PSL champions are determined to hit the ground running early on as the highly-experienced Shoaib Malik will be looking to shine at the twilight of his career.
Phil Simmons comes with a wealth of coaching experience. He coached West Indies and is at present the head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and LA Knight Riders in Major League Cricket (MLC).
Kings retained Shan Masood as their captain who currently leads the Pakistan Test team. Karachi Kings’ director Haider Azhar shed light on the decision to appoint Shan as skipper of the side.
Salman Iqbal, owner of Karachi Kings said, “Securing Shan Masood for Karachi Kings was nothing short of a coup for us. His leadership qualities and captaincy feats are well-documented and we are proud to have a local boy from Karachi lead the team.”
On the objectives set for this year’s HBL PSL, Haider Azhar said, “Our first objective for this year has been to set up a platform and building blocks for the future, all the while assembling a squad that would be competitive in the upcoming edition of HBL PSL. We have a healthy mix of experience and youth in our squad with five players under the age of 24 years, supported by seasoned campaigners and proven performers.”
Talking about Karachi’s fortunes for the upcoming season, Salman said, “Karachi Kings fans can anticipate a major turnaround this year. With a strategic rebuild, a balanced squad, experienced leadership, and a focus on exciting yet measured cricket, we are optimistic about our prospects in the upcoming season. The team is geared up for a competitive campaign, aiming to deliver performances that will make our fans proud and contribute to a successful journey in the ninth edition of HBL PSL.”